"So, to summarise this buyer's guide to next gen consoles: don't." Yahtzee, as usual, nails it. I particularly like the apt description of how you used to buy a console because it had the specific games you wanted, whereas now it feels like you're buying a console because it's holding the games you want hostage.

I don't know if I am all that interested in the Android games for it, however, the Ouya will allow me to get rid of a few devices and consolidate things.

I can use my soon to arrive Ouya as my XMBC media front end. I can play some Android games. I can use it for SmartTV apps. And for me, the biggest plus will be using it to create an emulation machine with an HDMI port. I can run old Sega, Nintendo, and MAME emulators ported to Android on it, with a nice set of controllers, and really enjoy those old systems.